Pangasius
pangasius (Hamilton, 1822)
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Dorsal spines (total):
2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft
rays: 29 - 32. Eye small, its diameter more than 7 times in head
length (in 18 cm long specimens); bright yellow caudal fin in
adults; maxillary barbel extends to gill aperture; 23-28 gill
rakers on first arch. Found in large rivers and estuaries. Occurs
in high estuary (freshwater tidal zone) as juveniles, moving to
brackish water as sub-adults, and finally as adults to river mouths
and inshore areas. Longevity given as 10 years but appears too
low. Feeds on snails, other mollusks and plants. Reared for consumption
in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam; excellent food fish with very
white fine grained sweet flesh. |
| Common
Name: |
Yellowtail
catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Pimelodus pangasius,
Pangasius buchanani, Pangasius pangasius godavarii, Pangasius
pangasius upiensis |
| Family: |
Pangasiidaelycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Rivers and estuaries of Indian subcontinent. Type locality:
Estuaries of Bengal. |
| Size:
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300cm.
(11ft.4ins) |
| Temp: |
23
-28°C (73 -83°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0
-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (02/2010). |
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Family:
Pangasiidae
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